Hi Brett,
You need to invest in a pair of shoes! :-)
Nick.
--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Brett D. Sanborn"
<08bdsanb_at_...> wrote:
>
> Bill, I do this too..
>
> I actually find that I step on pieces of .013" wire that have flown
off when cut more often than a piece of Boron.
>
> Brett
>
> ---- Original message ----
> >Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:30:27 -0400
> >From: "Bill Gowen" <b.gowen_at_...>
> >Subject: Re: [Indoor_Construction] Re: Non Boron??
> >To: <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com>
> >
> > Maybe this is what everyone is talking about, but it
> > seems that sticking the boron to the tape before you
> > break it would stop the pieces from flying around.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: John Kagan
> > To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 11:20 AM
> > Subject: [Indoor_Construction] Re: Non Boron??
> >
> > One thing that helps with preventing errant boron
> > scraps is to use a
> > method of breaking it that is appropriate for the
> > core type you are
> > using.
> >
> > Some of our boron filaments are accumulated on
> > carbon fibers; others
> > are accumulated on tungsten wire.
> >
> > The carbon core filaments don't like to be
> > bent-to-break. They tend to
> > shatter in several places, sending bits flying in
> > all directions. A
> > better way is to crush the filament with a pair of
> > fine-tipped pliers.
> > Then you just have a little bit of boron dust in
> > the pier's maw that
> > can be collected with tape. I think I read about
> > that technique in
> > Harlan's literature somewhere.
> >
> > The tungsten core filaments don't crush, but
> > fortunately they don't
> > tend to shatter either. Those can be bent until
> > they snap, and then
> > you have a bigger piece of scrap to either save or
> > stick on some tape.
> >
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